CVE-2025-12971

The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'wcp_change_post_folder' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to move arbitrary folder contents to arbitrary folders.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/folders/trunk/includes/folders.class.php#L3291
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402986/
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-12971/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3845071-8419-4bb2-b22d-f9ae22fb7d6a?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

18 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin The Folders - Carpetas Ilimitadas para Organizar Carpetas de la Biblioteca de Medios, Páginas, Entradas, Gestor de Archivos para WordPress es vulnerable a la modificación no autorizada de datos debido a una verificación de capacidad mal configurada en la función 'wcp_change_post_folder' en todas las versiones hasta la 3.1.5, inclusive. Esto permite a atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel Colaborador y superior, mover contenidos de carpeta arbitrarios a carpetas arbitrarias.

Information

Published : 2025-11-27 13:15

Updated : 2026-10-18 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-12971

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12971

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12971

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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